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- Why Envy Will Keep Us From Writing
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- Top Mistakes to Avoid When Writing a Novel
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All posts tagged "novel writing advice"
- Should You Join A Writers Critique Group?
Writers often struggle when it comes to sharing their work with others, and the idea of being criticised, mocked or simply people misinterpreting your writing can mean that many end up sitting on their work, refusing to...
- Posted November 20, 2015
- Why Envy Will Keep Us From Writing
There are many reasons writers don’t write. We procrastinate, worry, or seem to run out of things to say. However one reason that perhaps is less common than these is envy. Many writers suffer from writers envy,...
- Posted November 16, 2015
- What Makes Writers Write?
Writing is a torturous and glorious process. It hurts and satisfies, exasperates, frustrates, and pleases. It makes us feel on top of the world one day, and completely miserable the next. It sees us staring at walls...
- Posted November 13, 2015
- Writing is Discovering What You Don’t Know!
Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! Lately people have been asking me what I’m working on. A perfectly reasonable question, though one that strikes terror and dread in the hearts of most writers. If we’re...
- Posted September 15, 2015
- Your Rules For Getting That Novel Done!
There are lots of lists out there for how to be a writer, but most seem for newly minted MFA grads trying to keep up spirits and output in the sudden absence of grades and semester deadlines....
- Posted September 3, 2015
- Using The Power of Observation to Write Great Stuff
Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! Athletes practice. Musicians practice. As a writer, you need to do the same. Whether you have dreams of writing a novel, a memoir, or a collection of poems, or...
- Posted August 12, 2015
- Ways to Accidentally Kill Off Your Characters in Fiction
Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! When you’re writing a character, it’s important to know why she is the way she is. Knowing her backstory is important to achieving this end, and one of the most impactful...
- Posted July 16, 2015
- Never Submit Work Before It’s Ready
Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! I hear from writers about their struggles all the live long day. Many problems (doubt, procrastination, perfectionism) have the same solution—it takes time, patience and practice to improve your craft. However, there’s one common...
- Posted June 29, 2015
- 5 Ways To Motivate Yourself to Write
Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing! It doesn't matter how experienced of a writer you are. You're bound to feel unmotivated every now and then. Sometimes you can plow through these periods. But at other...
- Posted June 24, 2015
- Marketing Your Book By Making It About Good News
Share, Pin or Retweet If You Love Writing. When you promote a new book release, chances are good you'll send out at least one press release. And one of the biggest book launch press release mistakes I...
- Posted June 20, 2015